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Apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles
Assignee: Oakleaf Enterprises Inc
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Filing: 1988-03-30
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2008-03-30
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles having a hollow cylindrical sheathguard to encompass a needle sheath inserted therein; a means of retaining the needle sheath within the sheathguard; a horizontal protective barrier below the aperture of the sheathguard and parallel thereto; a means for supporting the barrel of a hypodermic syringe engaged in the device; a means of guiding the syringe with hypodermic needle during resheathing; and a vertical protective barrier adjacent to the aperture of said sheathguard and perpendicular thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Curry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/3213
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles comprising: a needle sheath guard having a hollow cylindrical bore for containing and encompassing a hypodermic needle sheath inserted therein; a means whereby a hypodermic needle sheath inserted within the needle sheath guard may be removably retained therein; and a horizontal protective barrier positioned below the aperture of the needle sheath guard and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof with a trough in its surface serving as a means of aligning the longitudinal axis of a hypodermic syringe engaged therein with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard prior to its insertion therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles comprising: a needle sheath guard having a hollow cylindrical bore for containing and encompassing a hypodermic needle sheath inserted therein; a means whereby a hypodermic needle sheath inserted within the needle sheath guard may be removably retained therein; and a horizontal protective barrier positioned below the aperture of the needle sheath guard and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof with a trough in its surface serving as a means of aligning the longitudinal axis of a hypodermic syringe engaged therein with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard prior to its insertion therein.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
103 words
An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles, comprising: a needle sheath guard having a hollow cylindrical bore for containing and encompassing a hypodermic needle sheath inserted therein; a means whereby a hypodermic needle sheath inserted within the needle sheath guard may be removably retained therein; and a means for supporting the barrel of a syringe engaged in the device in a generally horizontal position aligned with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard wherein the portion of the means of support for the barrel of a hypodermic syringe engaged in the device which physically contacts the said barrel can be removed and replaced.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
103 words
An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles, comprising: a needle sheath guard having a hollow cylindrical bore for containing and encompassing a hypodermic needle sheath inserted therein; a means whereby a hypodermic needle sheath inserted within the needle sheath guard may be removably retained therein; and a means for supporting the barrel of a syringe engaged in the device in a generally horizontal position aligned with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard wherein the portion of the means of support for the barrel of a hypodermic syringe engaged in the device which physically contacts the said barrel can be removed and replaced.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
167 words
An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles, comprising: a needle sheath guard having a hollow cylindrical bore for containing and encompassing a hypodermic needle sheath inserted therein; a means whereby a hypodermic needle sheath inserted within the needle sheath guard may be removably retained therein; and a means for supporting the barrel of a syringe engaged in the device in a generally horizontal position aligned with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard wherein the means for supporting the barrel of a hypodermic syringe in a generally horizontal position while engaged therein is connected to, and supported by, a horizontal barrier positioned below the aperture of the needle sheath guard and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, and that portion of the horizontal protective barrier which is connected to, and supports, the means for supporting the barrel of a hypodermic syringe is pivotally connected to the remainder of the horizontal protective barrier such that said portion may be inclined below the plane of said horizontal protective barrier.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
167 words
An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles, comprising: a needle sheath guard having a hollow cylindrical bore for containing and encompassing a hypodermic needle sheath inserted therein; a means whereby a hypodermic needle sheath inserted within the needle sheath guard may be removably retained therein; and a means for supporting the barrel of a syringe engaged in the device in a generally horizontal position aligned with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard wherein the means for supporting the barrel of a hypodermic syringe in a generally horizontal position while engaged therein is connected to, and supported by, a horizontal barrier positioned below the aperture of the needle sheath guard and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, and that portion of the horizontal protective barrier which is connected to, and supports, the means for supporting the barrel of a hypodermic syringe is pivotally connected to the remainder of the horizontal protective barrier such that said portion may be inclined below the plane of said horizontal protective barrier.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
159 words
An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles, comprising: a needle sheath guard having a hollow cylindrical bore for containing and encompassing a hypodermic needle sheath inserted therein; a means whereby a hypodermic needle sheath inserted within the needle sheath guard may be removably retained therein; and a means for aligning the longitudinal axis of a hypodermic syringe engaged therein with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard prior to insertion therein, said means being connected to, and supported by, a horizontal protective barrier below the aperture of the needle sheath guard and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof and that portion of the horizontal protective barrier that is connected to, and supports, the means for aligning the longitudinal axis of a hypodermic syringe engaged with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard is pivotally connected to the remainder of the horizontal protective barrier such that said portion may be inclined below the plane of said horizontal protective barrier.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
159 words
An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles, comprising: a needle sheath guard having a hollow cylindrical bore for containing and encompassing a hypodermic needle sheath inserted therein; a means whereby a hypodermic needle sheath inserted within the needle sheath guard may be removably retained therein; and a means for aligning the longitudinal axis of a hypodermic syringe engaged therein with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard prior to insertion therein, said means being connected to, and supported by, a horizontal protective barrier below the aperture of the needle sheath guard and parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof and that portion of the horizontal protective barrier that is connected to, and supports, the means for aligning the longitudinal axis of a hypodermic syringe engaged with the longitudinal axis of the needle sheath guard is pivotally connected to the remainder of the horizontal protective barrier such that said portion may be inclined below the plane of said horizontal protective barrier.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-08-05 | 1995-02-04 | 1995-08-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-08-05 | 1999-02-04 | 1999-08-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-08-05 | 2003-02-04 | 2003-08-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |